NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
LOCAL AM) PERSONAL
Julius Plzcr left "Wednesday for
Dcnvor to transact business.
Leslie Basklns and It. II. Boatty loft
Tuesday ovonlng for Donvor to trnns
nct lognl business.
Wllfprd Nolson will lotivo noxt wook
for Storllng wboro lio lins nccoptcd
n position In n drug Btoro.
Mrs. Mary II. Elder roturntl Tuesday
evening from Gonova whoro she ac
companied tbo daughter of Mllo Skin
ner. The Harmony Society Orchestra ar
rived homo yesterday from Cozad and
Lexington whoro they furnished music
for dancoa.
Mr. and Mrs. E. I). Hoggs, of Low
ollen went to Lo Moyno Wednesday
after visiting nt tho homo of tho lnt
tors parent, Mr and Mrs, W. ?.'.
Ayors.
Miss- Ida Ottonsloln loft Wednesday
for Salt Lako City whoro she will Join
Miss Tenk and from there thoy will go
to Los Angeles whoro MIbb Ottcnstoln
will remain a month.
Mr. and Mrs W. II. Hull went to
Omaha tlw first of tho week to visit
rolativcfl.
Mrs. Peter Meyers returned to hor
homo in l'axton Wednesday after vis
iting friends In tho c(cy.
Harold J'ctorsou will arrive from
Lincoln Monday to visit Tit the homo
of his brother Homer Petorso.n.
Mr. and Mm. Chan. Wolr. will loavo
tomorrow evening for Pocntollo, Ida
ho, to visit their son George Wolr.
W. H. Hornor roturned from a bus
n trip lo Omaha Tuosday ovonlng
and loft for his home In Wallaco
Wednesday.
Chas. Soyforth wan called to Omaha
Wednesday by the serious Illness of
his inotlior who Is a guest there nt tho
nr. Qulgloy homo.
Tho Elks held an enjoyable dancing
party at their homo Tuesday evening.
Music W08 furnished by Van Doran'B
Novelty Orchestra.
Mrs: Julius PIzer und daughter
Maymo will leave next week for Lin
coin to visit Joo PIzor who Is attend
ing tho Stnto University.
AT THE! SUN
TODAY
Talmadge
in Arthur Goodrich's- Famous BroadwaiTSucci S5
US
The womun must anawer.Upon the answer hinges
her destiny, as it will be, as it should be. One girl
said Yes, tne other No. Also
LARRY SEAMAN in "THE STAGE HAND"
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Do you wanfc'a furnacp tlifts gtfs tight, built liko an
ongino boiler. This cut shows you the best pipe or pipe
loss furnace for tho money in tho U. S. A. You can got it
at tho right price and proper installation at
Wm. Waldorf's
PLUMBING AND HEATING SHOP,
CIO LocuBt Street. Phono 517
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VIAPANMSK LEGISLATION KOT A
STATE AFFAUt" SAYS HHV.
STEVENS
In a papor road beforo tho Twenti
eth Contury Club, Tuosday nftcrnoon,
Rev. P. It. Stevens argued against
legislation on any phono of tho imml
gratioo uuostlon by any of tho states,
claiming it Is a (unction of tho Na
tional government. Ho said something
should bo dono by tho United States
to control Immigration of all foreign
ers. Tho topic for tho aftornoon was
"Tho Foreigner in Our Midst" with
Mrs. L. L. Zook as leader. Othor pa
pers wcro read by Mrs. D. J. Fred
rick on "Tho Immigrant" and by Mrs.
Zook on tho book "Christian Amorl
canlzatlon." Miss Anna Kramph
spoke In bohalf of the Public Wolfaro
Association and following hor talk
tho Club passed a resolution of en
dorsement and a number of member
ships wcro secured.
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LIST OF JUIIOKS ion NEXT TEKJl
OF THE DISTRICT COURT IS
ANNOUNCED.
Yesterday George Prosscr gavd out
tho namcB of thoso drawn as Jurors
for tho District Court term which bo
gins in Lincoln County on Monday,
Fobr. 23. Following la tho Hat with
tho namo of tho precinct from which
chosen: W. W. Wlnqulst, Brady; 13.
K. Frccl, Myrtle; Edgar Hannah,
Dickens; Earl Coleman, Pcckham; F.
E. Palmer, C-Bgood; W. It. Brooks,
Nichols; J. II. Howo, Wallace; E. S.
Davidson, Walker; A. J. Goodnow,
Garfield; Lawrenco Hltc, Plant; Mar
tin Krons, Deer Creek; Ed Johnson,
Gaslln; Itoy V. Gaunt, North Uose
dulc; James Bcachan, Roscdalo; Tom
Aylward, Willow; Albert Strlen, Jot
froy; J. W. Cattcrson, Table; Ed Kle
rig, Hall; N. C. White, Kccno;C. P.
Holm, Sunshine; Henry D. Kahlor,
North Platto First Ward; G. II. Allen,
North Platto Second Ward; Thos.
Healey, North Platto Second Ward'; S.
C. Anderson, North Platto Fourth
Ward.
LOCAL TEACHER Til E FIRST TO
SUBSCRIBE FOR CHINA RE
LIEF FUND
On tho front pge of teo Deo for
Wednesday Is tho following Item re
garding tho drive for raising $160,000
for tho relief of famine In China: "Tho
first contribution from tho stnto was a
check for $10 from Miss Lola Tllford
of North Platto." Miss Tllford is a
teacher in tho Junior High School
hero, drawing tho modest salary paid
to such a position. Contributions
-should go In rapidly with such a
start.
Lookout Campflro held its meeting
this week with Miss Iscnsco, tho
Assistant Guardian. Allca Edwards
and Elma Crane wero initiated into
tho Campflro.
Attorney Robert Beatty mode a
short business trip west tho first of
tho week, returning Tuesday after
noon. ; ,
Don't regret tho fact that you .cant
hear more concorts and musical pro
gramcs when It is your privilege to
hear our records. Talent and varloty
Is unlimited when you have a Now
Edison Diamond Disc- Phonograph.
Dixon's Music Shop. 4
Lola Stevens returned Tuesday
from California points whoro sho hits
been for porno time. Sho will visit
her parents hero and spend some tlmo
with friends at other points in this
county.
Yeomen, Anniversary Member
ship Campaign Object 100
Members by Morclr 101b. '
WORK AND WIN
Seo any Yeomen. Phono 939W
or 823.
WATCH WHO WINS
NOTICE TO PATRONS.
Tho Silver Front transfer has now
changed headquarters but aro still
at tho Old Stand and aro prepured to
do light and heavy tlrnying nt any
tlmo.
Day phono Silver Front Cigar Store
JNlght phono 310J.
M. M. Baker R. A. Arnold
Sucessors to E. C. Hardonbrook
FACING THE FIRING SQUAD
Picture to yoursolf a mili
tary parado ground on which a
lino is formed of one thousand
citizens. A few yards distant
stand ono thousand soldiers
with orders to flro upon them,
a soldier to each man. 8S0 of
tho rifles aro loaded with blank
cartridges, but 120 of tho rifles
aro loaded with bullets. It Is
not known which soldiers hold
tho rides loaded with ball. The
soldiors do not know, nor do tho
men who faco them. Tho lat
ter only know that 120 of tholr
number will fall killed or
wounded whon tho command to
flro is given, but thoy do not
know who tho 120 will bo. Just
boforo tho order Is given an ac
cident insuranco solicitor ap
pears on tho scene.
"I offor to each ono of you,"
ho says, boforo tho command to
flro Is given, "a policy of ac
cident insuranco as a protection
against tho possiblo death or
disability which faces you."
Would any ono of thoso mon
rofuso to F-rchoso accident in
suranco undor thoso circum
stances? Would not ovory
mother's son of thorn purchaso
n polIoyT
This situation is idontlcal
with tho proposition of Accident
Insurance Ono man In about
olght (12 in ovory hundrod) In
tho United States la killed or
Injured ovory year. It Is not
given to any man to know bo
forehand what fortuno has in
storo for him, whoUior it bo
good or bad.
fa ACCIDENT INSURANCE
n business necessity!
C. P. TEMPLE
The Travoeri Man
BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTS RELATIVE TO LANDS OWNED BY PERSONS OF
JAPANESE BIRTH IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
North Platte, Nebr., Feb. 8, 1921.
Tho undersigned, who are residents of North Platto,. Lincoln County, Nebraska,
and who have followed with considerable interest and concern the progress of House
Roll No. 138, now before the State Legislature of the State of Nebraska, being a bill reg
ulating the rights, powers and disabilities of Aliens in relation to the ownership of real
estate, desire to make the following brief statement of facts concerning their Country
men and their objects and purposes in making Nebraska their home.
It has been charged that the Japanese are becoming a menace in this State, but
we feel sure that the statistics will bear us out in the statement that there "were more
Japanese in the State of Nebraska fifteen years ago than there are today, two to one.
There were approximately one thousand Japanese in the State of Nebraska fifteen
years ago, while today there are not more than five hundred, including men, women
and children, -and tho farming Industry opportunties In the State of Nebraska, arc not
such as to cause any alarm In reference to an increasing population, and there is no in
ducement for the migrating of people of Japanese Birth from the Western Coast.
Thero is in Nebraska, an Association known as "Tho Japanese-Americanization
Society of Nebraska," with its headquarters at NdrtlrPlatte and this Association cov
ers the entire State of Nebraska, and its membership consists of approximately four
hundred persons. The objects and aims of this Association, are for the inculcation of
American standards and ideals among the Japanese people within the State, and we
have no hesitancy in stating that rcords will disclose that the people of Japanese birth
in the State of Nebraska, will rank as high as aliens of any other country as an indus
trious, law abiding, home-loving people. One needs but search tho criminal records
of Lincoln County and the State of Nebraska to corroborate the above statement.
It will probably be of interest to know that in Lincoln County, persons of Japan
ese birth owning property are but few and we believe the following statement of
property owners in tlie county to be correct:
C. II. Shinn, North Platte, owning onehundred and sixty acres.
H. C. Uyemura, Nortli Platte, owning 215 acres;
Richi Ugai, North Platte, owning tho Hotel Palace, his residence at 320 6th
street, and about eight blocks of land in the east part of the City.
And three or four other Japanese boys owning their homes in the North part of the
City. -
We feel safe in stating that approximately all the lands owned by persons of Jap
anese birth in the State aside from those mentioned would be as follows:
George Matsutani, Paxton, Nebr., 160 acres. '
H. Kano, Litchfield, Nebr., 320 acres.
S. Shindo, of Grand Island, Nebr., owning the Palace Cafe and approximately 20u",
acres owned by parties in Scotts Bluff County.
The most of the farm lands owned by Japanese is utilized for beet raising, and the
Japanese farmer as laborer, tenant and land owner, has by his industry and intensive
farming, made productive, lands that were originally presumed to be of little value and
have greatly added to the general productiveness of the farm land of the State.
Itfhas been charged that the Japanese people spend nothing for their living and
are therefore of no benefit to the community, but we wish to state that an investigation
will disclose tho fact hat the large percentage of the Japanese people live well, and if
some of them prosper beyond their neighbor of a different nationality, it is due to
their industry and application, and their failure to spend on the more useless luxuries,
and not due to the fact that they do not live well.
We wish further to state that th(f Japan'ese-Ainericanzation Society of Nebraska,
holds itself responsible for the class of Japanese within the State, and for their stand
ard as industrious, law-abiding and home building citizens.
What the Japanese people of Lincoln County, and the State of Nebraska ask, is
not that they demand that which persons of other nationalities have, but that they be
treated fairly, that their industry and their American Ideals be rewarded and not pen
alized by the adoption of the measure that is now pending in the Legislature.
SIGNED
C. H. SHINN,
RICHI UGAI.
HUGH WADA.
NEW BLEAT MARKET
Crow & Crowi Phono 708. N. Locust.
Steak - 20c
Pork Chops 20c
Lard 20c
Boiling Meat 16c
J. M. BARTON
Somerset, Nebr.
BREEDER OF
Registered Hereftrds.
Choioo Pure Bred Stock for Sale,
Priced Right.
RADIATOR WORK
, You can get first class workmanship on
your Radiator at North Side Blacksmith
Shop, in connection with the Welding
Shop. We have air pressure tank and up
to date soldering torch and can fix your
Radiator on short notice.
MARTIN WYMAN
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